Mortal Kombat isn’t done ripping spines out yet

By Paulo Vargas Published May 7, 2026

Mortal Kombat 1 won’t be NetherRealm’s last trip into the arena. After the 2023 reboot, Ed Boon said in a Collider interview that the team is “definitely pursuing another Mortal Kombat game,” giving players the clearest sign yet that the series remains active.

NetherRealm has confirmed direction while leaving the reveal details blank. It hasn’t shared a title, launch window, platforms, roster details, or story direction. The next Mortal Kombat game is real enough to discuss, but not ready enough to show.

Boon’s update gives fans the answer they’ve been waiting for after Mortal Kombat 1. NetherRealm isn’t treating the 2023 release as a stopping point, and it isn’t leaving the franchise’s future to implication.

The wording still matters. Boon didn’t say how the next entry would connect to Mortal Kombat 1, if it connects directly at all. That leaves room for plenty of speculation, but it also draws a clean line between confirmed development and wishful thinking.

For now, the safest reading is that another Mortal Kombat game is being pursued, while the details that define it remain locked down.

The next game is the headline, but NetherRealm’s plans sound wider than one sequel. Boon said the team is “definitely doing more as well,” adding that it has “a lot of pots on the stove.”

That activity extends beyond games. Boon pointed to other forms of media, which fits a franchise that already moves between fighting games and film. It also explains why he avoided confirming something like Injustice 3, even while teasing more announcements.

NetherRealm is keeping expectations high while limiting what it actually confirms. That leaves the next Mortal Kombat game as the firmest detail inside a broader slate that remains mostly hidden.

Fans should watch for the next official reveal rather than assume a timeline from Boon’s comments. He teased “a lot of great announcements that are coming,” but NetherRealm hasn’t attached names or dates to most of those plans.

That makes the next phase exciting and easy to overread. Until NetherRealm shows the next Mortal Kombat game, Boon’s comments should be treated as confirmation of direction, not confirmation of timing.